Commodity-receptacle.



n. H. ,MOSTELLBR. COMMODITY REOBPTAGLE.

APPLIOATION FILED APB}, 1911.

Patented May 21 I)? venflar:

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COMMODITY-RECEPTACLE.

To all whom 'it concemi Be it known that I, DOSIER HI MosrELLnR,

Chicago, -in the county of Cook andState of .Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Commodity-Receptacles, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to commodity receptacles and more especially tocertain novel delivery means or permitting the articles containedtherein to be taken therefrom, one at a time, without any resultantinjury thereto. Specifically considered, said 15 delivery mechanism isadapted for use in dispenslng lee-cream cones which are nestedtogetherwithin the receptacle, the discharge of the lowermostcone,tending to cause the next adjacent cone to descend intoposition'for withdrawal.

The invention further consists in the features' of construction andcombination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing, Figural, is a sectional view of abase of a commodityreceptacle provided with the device of the present in vention; Fig. 2, across-section taken on line 22 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3, a similar view toFig. 2 showing a slightly modified form of retainer construction.

' A receptacle magazine 4 merges into and is united with a base member'5 of any suitable const-ruction, having on its upper edge a rim 6contactin the outer sides of the magazine 4 and ten ing to maintain thesame in locked position with respect to the base. Locking retainerplates 7 are positioned adjacent to and secured in fixed positionagainst upper opposing members 8 and 9, which may be somewhat largerthan said retainers 7 andsaid opposing members 8 and 9 as shown in Fig.2comprise separate curved sections locked at their opposing meeting ends10 to the lower opposing retainers 7, as indicated by dotted lines inFig. 1, and said members may be bifurcated centrally for permittingadjusting means, as screws 11, to be passed therethrough for-engagementwith the base rims 6 thereby lock- 1n said members thereto. Obviousl byad usting said members 8 and 9, the s1ze of the discharge mouth may bemodified to conform to the-particular size of the article to bedelivered. Intermediate of said opposing upper members 8 and and saidlower re- -tainers-are secured and-malntalned 1n 'op- Specification ofLetters Patent. Application filed April 4, 1911. senal No. siesta.

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erative position the delivery members 12, both of which may be made, ifdesired, of yieldable elastic material, as rubber, or otherwise, whichwhen in normal position maintain the articles within the magazine 4 inproper position prior to being discharged therefrom. It will be noted"that the delivery members 12 are spaced somewhat apart from the adjacentwalls, thereby allowing for a clearance to permit the articles,such as ice-cream cones, 13 to be withdrawn therefrom as desired withoutinjury thereto. Referring to Fig.3, aslightly modified form of deliverymembers 14 are employed. As indicated, a plurality of said members 14may be employed comprising elongated arms which may conformto thegeneral shape of the articles to be delivered. Three of these distantapart abutting against the screws 17,

cles to be delivered. It. is preferred, for practical purposes, toemploy flexible steel springs as delivery members which maybe bentsomewhat downwardly so as to'permit discharged.

described may be somewhat modified withwhich is to provide deliverymeans, preferably adjustable laterally to conform to the and to lockingmeans therefor, and it is not intended to limit the invention strictlythereto, since means may be used to permit. of lateral adjustment of butone member, prowill permit thereof.

I claim: I

1. In combination with the base of a commodity receptacle, upper opposedmembers adjustable upon the under side of said base members and thelower retainers and means Patented May 21, 1912.

the articles engaging the same to be readily vided, the character andsize of the articles 15, merging into curved engaging'face's 16, 1

and, obviously, their position can be readily regulated to conform tothe size of the arti- The construction of the parts heretofore outchanging the principle of operation,

general size of the articles to be delivered and loweropposed retainersto which said upper opposed members are secured, and de- 75 deliverymembers are shown spaced equlfor horizontal adjustment of said membersand retainers.

3. In combination with the base of a commodity receptacle, upper opposedmembers adjustable upon the under side of said base andlower opposedretainers to which said upper opposed members are secured, and deliverymembers retained between t-he upper members and the lower retainers,said delivery members being spaced apart from the adjacent walls andmade resilient.

4. In combination with the base of a commodity receptacle, lower groovedretainers,

upper opposed members secured to said re-' tainers and horizontallyadjustable on said base, said members having radially disposed portions,and adjusting means directly engaging such ortions.

5. In combination with the base of a commodity receptacle, lower groovedretainers,

upper opposed members secured to said retainers and horizontallyadjustable on said base, said members having radially disposed portions,adjusting means directly engaging such portions, and resilient deliverymeans interposed between said members and retainers and adjustabletherewith.

, 6. In combination with the base of a commodity receptacle, lowerretainers, upper opposing members secured to said retainers and to. saidreceptacle base, and delivery means comprising elongated metallic arms,merging into curved engaging faces interposed between and secured infixed position in the delivery mouth by the opposing re- '3 tainers' andmembers, substantially as described.

DOSIER H. MOSTELLER.

